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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

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Scammed: Family Of Ailing Little Ferry Boy Longing For Dog Loses Thousands A Little Ferry family is seeking help raising money for a therapy dog for their ailing 6-year-old boy suffering a fatal illness after being scammed by a social media post. UPDATE: The family will be meeting this weekend with a local rescue that has offered to donate a dog after reading the story on Daily Voice. Check back for more next week. Leart Dervishaj has been asking for a dog for more than a year. He has been in the pediatric intensive care unit at HackensackUMC for several weeks with Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia and has a life expectancy of between nine and 11 years, his mom Re…

by Cecilia Levine

06/18/2018

Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ

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Update: More Bergen Schools Announce Early Dismissals Due To Extreme Heat With temperatures in the high-90s Monday, some schools across Bergen and Passaic counties will be letting students out early. CORRECTION: Wallington schools will NOT be conducting an early dismissal. See districts below (story is being updated periodically): Closter: 12:40 p.m. Glen Rock elementary schools: 12:33 p.m. Hackensack: 12:30 dismissal Oakland: Early release schedule Ramapo/Indian Hills High Schools Ridgefield Park: 12:35 p.m. Wayne EMAIL [email protected] WITH UPDATES.

by Cecilia Levine

06/18/2018

Paterson, NJ

Obituaries

Tribute: North Haledon Mom Nicole Sapena Was 'Nurturing, Devoted' Nurturing. Loving. Devoted. Those are just some of the words that friends, neighbors and family used to describe Nicole Sapena of North Haledon, who died on June 5 at 34 years old. "She was so special in so many ways but most of all, how she loved and nurtured our two little babies," her husband Michael Sapena said. "Her beautiful and loving spirit will live on in our little angels forever. The love that she gave our family was always overflowing and uncompromising. "To say we are eternally heart broken doesn’t even begin to express how much we will miss her!" Fr…

by Cecilia Levine

06/18/2018

Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ

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Bergen County Schools Announce Early Dismissals Due To Heat With temperatures in the high-90s Monday, some schools across Bergen and Passaic counties will be letting students out early. CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED LIST

by Cecilia Levine

06/17/2018

Paramus, NJ

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Shop At These Garden State Plaza Stores To Aid Paramus Crash Victims Several retailers and restaurants at the Westfield Garden State Plaza will be donating 10 percent of registered sales or making a monetary donation on Wednesday, June 20 to the Paramus Children's Health Foundation to benefit Paramus East Brook Middle School families. One student and one teacher from the school were killed last month during a field trip when the school bus they were on crashed, injuring 43 others with several in critical condition. The following stores will be participating in the fundraiser: Bags Plus Bar Louie (20% of sales) California Pizza Kitchen BOSS Longchamp Marc C…

by Cecilia Levine

06/16/2018

Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

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Two Friends Open 'Two Pitas' In Moonachie A pair of friends who met working in a restaurant have opened one one their own in Moonachie. With Ismael Dominguez in the front of the house and Saul Duran in the kitchen, the pair together run Two Pitas, a Mediterranean restaurant that opened recently on Joseph Street. Dominguez of Little Ferry noticed Moonachie had many fine-dining options but few casual grab-and-go places that weren't fast food. He wanted to bring something special to his neighborhood. "I want to bring food with meaning," he said. "Good, healthy and delicious food -- that's what we're doing here." …

by Cecilia Levine

06/15/2018

Hackensack, NJ

Weather

Hazy, Hot, Humid: Record High Temps Expected For Father's Day, Monday Start drinking that water now: Some of summer's hottest days are coming to the Northeast this weekend and early next week. Temperatures in Bergen and Passaic counties are expected to be in the mid-to-high 90s on Father's Day and Monday with high humidity levels, too, AccuWeather.com says. Sunday will be in the mid-90s and Monday is expected to break 95, challenging the record high of 95 set in 1929 in New York City. "The worst day of the heat in New England and the upper part of the mid-Atlantic is likely to be on Monday, while temperatures ramp up on Sunday," AccuWeather Senior …

by Cecilia Levine

06/15/2018

Hackensack, NJ

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Have YOU Voted? Best Bergen County Restaurants With Outdoor Seating With summer right around the corner there are several area restaurants where you can enjoy the sunshine and the food at the same time. Which one is your favorite in Bergen County? Story continues below poll. Here are the best in Bergen and Passaic counties according to Yelpers: Cafe 37: Customers loved the goat cheese ravioli, fillet mignon and coconut ice cream at this American cafe. 37 S. Broad St., Ridgewood Oceanos: Customers loved the grilled calamari at this upscale seafood restaurant. 2-27 Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn SEAK: Customers loved the Pad Thai and Pho at this Vietnamese-Tha…

by Cecilia Levine

06/14/2018

Ridgewood, NJ

Obituaries

Olympic Legend Anne Donovan Of Ridgewood Dead At 56 Anne Donovan, a Ridgewood native and legendary figure in women's basketball, died Wednesday of heart failure. She was 56. "While it is extremely difficult to express how devastating it is to lose Anne, our family remains so very grateful to have been blessed with such a wonderful human being," Donovan's family said in a statement. "Anne touched many lives as a daughter, sister, aunt, friend and coach. Anne was a person with strong faith, courageous spirit, a giving heart and love for everyone," her family's statement continued. "We are so proud of her accomplishmen…

by Cecilia Levine

06/14/2018

Hackensack, NJ

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Bergen County ShopRite Sells Winning Lottery Ticket A Bergen County supermarket sold a third-tier prizewinning lottery ticket for the Tuesday, June 12 drawing. Sold at the ShopRite of Oakland and worth $10,000, the ticket was one of six that matched the four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn. The winning numbers were: 01, 03, 05, 08 and 70. The Gold Mega Ball was 03, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. The other tickets were sold in Belleville, Jersey City (both from the Newport Exxon), Hamilton and Hamburg.

by Cecilia Levine

06/13/2018

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